The group’s second annual conference took place this year in Budapest – a wonderful location for members and suppliers to connect and network and discuss the opportunities and challenges we all face in the channels we serve.
Once again the conference was busy with both members and suppliers attending – with a few on the shortlist as it was sold out! The key discussion points were industry challenges, supplier collaboration, and the launch of the NDN B-2-B Portal.
Kevin Jopson, Chairman of NBC stated “this event is a great opportunity to showcase the collaboration that exists between our group members, our suppliers, and the team in Chipping Norton that facilitate the group deals. Budapest is a great setting and as we all now know, it is a combination of Buda and Pest that makes it so special. And that is where we believe our own unique combination of NBC and NDN makes a real difference. We would like to thank all of our members and suppliers that were able to attend, and a special thank you to our sponsors”.
David Lunt, Group Managing director stated “there are so many challenges that we all face and we know that the only way to overcome them is by working together. Over the last two to three years we have consistently delivered incremental financial benefits for our members whilst delivering real growth for our supplier partners. We constantly champion our cause through the trade press and in regular meetings with our supplier partners. Our bespoke approach to our suppliers for a route to market solution – NDN – is one of the most in-demand services that we provide. The launch of the NDN B-2-B Portal is a major step forward in ensuring that the access our members get to the brands we supply is as seamless as possible”
Clare Spindler, Business Development Manager stated “we have been very busy with both membership and customer account queries in the past year and for those that we have accepted – sharing the same values we do – we have a dedicated onboarding process which now includes access to the NDN B-2-B Portal. Membership with NBC is more than just terms – it is all about getting access to brands at great, net prices in realistic minimum order quantities – which is what our members need and a service that is recognised by our supplier partners as very valuable”
In summary, what makes the group unique is that it is a truly integrated business – NBC Negotiates and NDN Delivers – and we look forward to delivering more financial benefits to our members and further beneficial collaboration with our supplier partners.
Comments are closed.